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TI-2017-11916 Aliases CVE-2017-16197GHSA-cxwc-8pqp-2whw

Path traversal in HackerOne qinserve node module

Priority LOW 39CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-22 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

qinserve is a static file server. qinserve is vulnerable to a directory traversal issue, giving an attacker access to the filesystem by placing "../" in the url.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.03191 88th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
HackerOneqinserve node moduleAll versions—No fix listedCNA
—qinserve (npm)0.0.0 and later—No fix listedGHSA-cxwc-8pqp-2whw
  • qinserve node module VendorHackerOne Affected All versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
  • qinserve (npm) Vendor— Affected 0.0.0 and later Fixed in — No fix listed GHSA-cxwc-8pqp-2whw

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:qinserve_project:qinserve:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*1.0.0VulnerableQinserve Project
  • cpe:2.3:a:qinserve_project:qinserve:1.0.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions 1.0.0 Vulnerable ·Qinserve Project

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-16197
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-cxwc-8pqp-2whw

References

Exploit 1

Advisory 1

Other 2

Sources

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